No website, no relevance
I still do not understand why this paper is not published online. There is no excuse for any newspaper in the 21st century to not be available on the Web. This paper serves a large suburban population, but has the appearance and sophistication of a rural community press. I have read plenty of newspapers across the country in small towns that have more interesting articles, better photographs, and informative and relevant websites. The Star News fails to accomplish the most basic functions of a newspaper, much less a modern, mass media outlet. They should have followed the model of the San Diego Reader years ago.
I am not sure who reads this rag anymore: several days after the paper is delivered, I see it fading in the sun somewhere on the driveways of Chula Vista houses or in the gutter kicked along by passing children. That imagery is more than factual; it is foreshadowing. read more